The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-06-02

Vice President Van Horne. Of tho West
efn Union Telegraph company. and his
daughter, Miss Nellie, are at Napa Soda
Springs, Cal.
Henry Riberback Of Washinton, mem.
BET Of the, Gteely arctic e4pedition has been
appointed an inspector 81 custom at q sal.
airy Of 81 q day.
The Canadian Pacific succeeds in obtain.
ing the desired order from Secretary Fair
child as to bonding goods from San Fran.
cisco to Port Moody.
During . storm, Charles, KnieRndori, q
German farmer, residing nine miles south
OF Wilson, Wis. was struck by lightning
and instantly killed.
The executive order consolidating ana
abolishing a number of internal revenue
districts will take effect June Is, or Us
soon thereafter as possible.
Ex-senator and Mrs. Van Wyck will
shortly close their Washington establish
ment and so for the summer to their
home i'll Nebraska City, Neb.
Attorney General Hoge, OF Texas. has
Montgomery, Texas, denouncing the lynch
ing OF q colorcd boy, probably innocent,
who was taken out OF jail.
At Hudson, Wis, in the case OF State vs..
f. L. Sugar on the charge OF embezzle-
ment preferfed by d: NJ. Osborne e. Co.,
and tried In the tircuit court, the Jury
brought in q verdict Of acquittal.
The Milwaukee e. St. Paul has raised
the salarieS of it's ticket agents at coupon
Offices because Of the cutting off, OF com
| missions by the Eastern lines. Those for
merly receiving SIS per month now get
Gov. Ross Of Texas has offered a reward
Of $500 for the arrest and conviction OF
in the affair at Mcneil station. Thirteen
robbers are known to have been engaged
| iii the attack.
John Mullaly, d stakeholder OF the Ma
tional Consumers Meat company, at New
York applied for an Injunction restraining
the Marquis de Mores from disposing OF
the property of the concern. The inJunc-
ton was denied.
Explorers who arrived at Duluth from the
vermillion country, east OF Tower, report
the forest fires SIS growing worse. good
many camps have been destroyed and it
is feared that several explorers have been
| caught in tho flames.
Transactions in the coffee exchanges of
late have been enormous. The unusual
degree OF interest manifested in New York
has been caused by the speculative con.
dition OF affairs and this speculative fever
is likely to increase.
The Canadian Pacific secured an ntrance
into Chicago through an agreement with
President Ledyard, of the Michigan Gen.
trail. Vice President Van Horn, OF the
Canadian Pacific, is in the city arranging
other details for carrying out the scheme.
In Walle township, few miles from
Grand Forks, OAK. lighting struck the
barn OF a farmer named Dickinson, killing
a COW and pair of oxen. The barn and
house, a short way distant, were burned
to the ground. Loss $4,000, with small
income.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed:
Minnesota: Winnipeg Junction, p. A.
Berg, Montana; Corvallis, H. r. Kern. Da-
kota; Haskins, T. J. Lamnnyon; jewell, A.
A. Linn. Iowa; Wood, I. Bridell. Post.
Office discontinued Minnesota: Ivy, Kan.
diyohi county.
Edmund Won lilly, professor OF lam
guages at Gastman's College, N. Y, COM
mitted suicide. He left note requesting
that his body by cremated. Prof. Won
lilly was an officer in the Austrian army
and was decorated for bravery in battle.
No cause is known for the suicide.
The visible supply of wheat in the United
States and Canada decreased 1,45O, 900
OuSAAClo Ally VAC pdboO Weohs COTu ueCTcStScu
$50, 900 bushels, oats decreased $1,000
bushels, and barley decreased 81 900 bus
hels. Rye increased -, 900 bushels. The
stock OF wheat on hand ID 43, OIL 8, 600
bushels.
The President appointed Commodore D.
B. Harmony, w. A Wallace, of New York;
H. S. Van Eaton, OF Mississippi; Asa Nor.
gan, OF Arkansas; Thomas A. Logan, OF
Ohio, and Prof. D. C. Gilman, of John s.
Hopkins University, as members of the
board OF visitors to the naval academy at
Annapolis.
With the exception OF northern Wiscon-
sin, west Of Hurley and down on the Goge-
big range, distance of fifty miles, the fires
are abating. In that territory they are
doing great damage in pine and hardwood
lands. Ironwood 10 not burned or damaged.
The total insurance in the Lake Linden
fire was $780,, 900.
A heavy thunderstorm passed over West
port, Oak. Thegrading camp of ohm Coop
er on the Aberdeen, Bismarck e. Northwest
tern railroad was struck by lightning, in
stantly killing two laborers-Peter Nelson,
who lived between Leola and Westport,
and Charles Curtey OF Long Lake. Both
were young rpen unmarried. Several other
parties in the camp were injured but mono
seriously.
In accordance with the orders of the war
department, Gen. Crook has ordered Com.
pany X, Ninth cavalry (colored), to Chey-
enne, and placed them under the direction
OF the interior department or land officials
for the purpose of enforcing an order to
tear down fences in public domains in Wy
oming. Gen. Crook says: "1don't anticipate
any trouble. Wyoming cattlemen are not
fools, and will not oppose the government.
Capt. L. w. Cole took party OF friends.
composed of D. G. Stark, Geo. Wise, Mar
ion Trip. Clarence Blood and Fred Cole, Of
Petoskey, Geo. NJ. Freeman, of Milwaukee,
and Henry Blont OF Chicago out for
sail on Traverse by Mich. The yacht was
struck by squall and capsized, throwing
the party into the bay. The following
we're drowned: ID. G. Stark, George Wise,
Capt. Cole, Fred Cole, Marion Trip. Capt.
Coles body was recovered.
Andrew Springer of Illinois was lynched
at Powhatton, Ark, for an outrage COM
mitted on Mrs. Montgomery recently.
rope around his neck, and made despcr-
ate fight for life. 1t required two or three
men to hold him. He asked the mob to
shoot him. but the request was refused.
He was dragged a short distance from the
Jail and hanged to tree, his body after
ward being riddled with bullets.
There is now on hand the full amount
for the completion OF the Minneapolis
postotlice building, the total cost of which
will be 1892, 514.56. OF this, however,
there was expended for the site 1872, 81 4.56.
Although all OF the required money is avail.
able, this is not among the buildings set
down for completion during the year by
tho supervising architect. THERE'S, though,
over $500, 900 to carry on buildings out
side OF existing contract liabilities.
Before the interstate commerce commits
sion William Brown, in behalf of the Chi.
cago & Alton Railroad company, filed
charges asaingt the Pennsylvania Railroad
for violation Of the third section of the act.
He charges principally that the Pennsyl-
vania company had unlawfully given pref
erence and advantages to the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy in the interchange OF pass
cnger traffic to Chicago, and denies to the